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Flagrant Foul

All Davis Brown wanted was a future shot at being Sports Editor of the student newspaper, the Forester. Then in October of 2002, right before basketball season, he got his wish...and more than he bargained for!
Flagrant Foul, as part of the Stories from the Forester series, goes beyond the Sports section and into the real-life the Brown's life, which, during the course of the season, becomes a dizzying mix of highs and lows, from falling in love to coping with his uncle's failing health.

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"FLAGRANT FOUL" Take one look at the book cover for Bob McDonald’s book, Flagrant Foul, and you’d almost mistaken the title as being “The Forester.” Take a chance and read this book about a young reporter getting a chance at the big leagues of sports commentary and there’s no mistake that Bob McDonald is an author who probably spent overtime crafting a fun and inspiring book about one man’s triumph in the spotlight at center court! I might as well admit it right now. I hate sports. I always have and probably always will. I avoided PE like the plague, and was a band nerd in high school who only went to the games because I had to. I’ve seen the Cards play once in the six years that I’ve lived in St. Louis, and I spent most of that game people watching. I’ve never sat through one single sports event on television (not counting the Olympics) from beginning to end, but I didn’t let my nonexistent flavor for sports keep me from reading Bob McDonald’s book. Sure, I may not be the... More > right reviewer for distinguishing Bob’s expertise at fouls and free throws. He’s got me beat there! But I do know talented writing when I read it, no matter if it’s in the arts and leisure section or the sports page, and believe me when I say this…Bob McDonald’s got talent that scouts should be looking out for! The Forester is actually the student newspaper at Forest State University in Cleveland, where our central character, Davis Brown, is covering minor sports from golf to track meets. Right in the beginning, we learn that the lead sports editor has just been kicked out of school but recommended Davis as his replacement. Davis’s Uncle Phil is proud of his nephew, and being a season ticket holder for the University’s basketball team, he’s looking forward to having someone on the inside even though the team hasn’t won anything in 15 years. Davis is immediately thrown into a whirl wind of sports gossip including the dismissal of an old coach, and a previous sports editor’s attempt at getting rid of the coaches’ replacement who is still in charge of the team today. Right from the beginning, McDonald treats the reader to a play-by-play look into the college sports world from reporters fighting for a place up front, to locker room antics, player stats, and more. Despite the lack of my very own sports vocabulary, not once was I bored with any of his basketball drama. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Davis thrown into the world of B-ball reporting and realizing there’s a lot more at stake than good copy everyone will be vying to read in the morning. Those interested in journalism will also relate well to Davis as he probes for answers to his questions with the players and their not so cooperative coach, Tip Woods, who doesn’t relate well to reporters due to his conflict with the old editor. Davis soon learns that being the lead sports editor is not all it’s cracked up to be. His stress level, and his confidence, quickly builds as the season becomes the ride of his life for both him and the team, and the health of his biggest fan, Uncle Phil, begins to fail. McDonald has penned a story which, sports fans or not, any reader can relate to. As Davis is swept up in his new responsibilities and has to face criticism from readers, competition, and teammates, his struggle to succeed in his position is evident and will have you rooting for the underdog. The support of Davis’s family, the minor players in this tale, give the story a positive outlook and lots of heart reminding us that well, maybe it’s not all about the game! Read the whole review at www.lulubookreview.wordpress.com!< Less

"Fragant Foul" My impression upon this work is something that is descriptive but I can not fully get into, perhaps it was due to the brevity of the preview which I received but the writing in itself was good and because of that I am going to give it 3*** Metha Metharom Metha's Book Review

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